Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes received a red card in the first half as the hosts succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, September 29. The defeat — the Red Devils’ joint-heaviest of the 2024-25 season — has left them in 12th place in the league rankings. Spurs, meanwhile, have climbed to eighth …

September 30 – The president of the Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM), Muamed Sejdini (pictured), was attacked by three masked men in front of a restaurant in the centre of the North Macedonian capital, Skopje. Sejdini was attacked leaving the restaurant where he had been meeting with his colleagues from the FFM. Sejdini was not seriously injured and reported …

September 30 – FIFA has named the 12 stadiums in the US that will host matches at the expanded 32-team Club World Cup 2025. The final will be played at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium which will also host the 2026 World Cup final. The tournament will serve as a dry-run for FIFA’s organising capabilities in the US. FIFA is not working …

September 27 – Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a landmark project that aims to overcome ethnic political tensions. UEFA said Thursday only the Serbia-Albania bid met a deadline this week to file detailed tournament plans. Belgium and Turkey had previously declared interest earlier in the bidding process scheduled to be decided …

Putting in what was a sensational performance on Sunday afternoon, Tottenham stormed their way to a 3-0 romp away at a woeful Manchester United. Flying out of the traps at Old Trafford, Spurs got off to a dream start as the red-hot Brennan Johnson tapped home from close range in the opening three minutes and recorded his fourth goal in …

September 30 – FIFA has partnered with international social issue campaigners, Global Citizen, to produce the first ever World Cup final half-time show in July 2026 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Global Citizen have three policy pillars; fighting poverty, equity between people whatever their gender or religion, and battling against climate crisis that hits the world’s poorest people …

Jamie Redknapp hasn’t held back in his assessment of Manchester United after their 3-0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils suffered a devastating defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday with Erik ten Hag’s side now planted firmly in 12th place after six games this season. Although unfortunate, Manchester United fans would have been …

Tony Cascarino has slammed West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta for his performance in the 1-1 draw with Brentford.  The Hammers came from behind to draw 1-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium in a result that may just help relieve some pressure on beleaguered manager Julen Lopetegui. Tomas Soucek scored in the 54th minute after Bryan Mbeumo had given the …

Ricardo Pepi answered the call for PSV in his first league start of the 2024-25 Eredivisie season. Pepi scored twice on Saturday in PSV’s 2-0 road victory over Willem II, giving the American forward his first brace at club level since October 2022. The U.S. men’s national team forward earned SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors in the …

Owen Hargreaves has praised Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch for grabbing his chance under Arne Slot, but explained the Reds will struggle to win the Premier League or Champions League without a specialist defensive midfielder. Liverpool have had a great start to the season and sit top of the Premier League with 15 points from their fist six games, which is …